Riots on Temple Mt * 10 killed in Syria as Israel responds to rockets * PM fires Shaked, Bennett * Analysis: King Bibi’s crown is slipping * Isr aeli AI boom reaches China

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Sunday, June 2, 2019 [Hundreds of Palestinians riot as Jews allowed on Temple Mount for Jerusalem Day]( By [Michael Bachner and TOI staff]( [Palestinians on mount hurl chairs, rocks at police after rare decision to let non-Muslims in on final days of Ramadan; security high in capital as Israel marks city’s reunification]( [Jordan, Palestinians condemn ‘provocation’ as Jews allowed into Temple Mount]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Foreign fighters among 10 killed in IDF Syria strike after rocket fire — report]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [Monitor says Iranian, Hezbollah targets hit in airstrikes; IDF says Syrian military positions targeted, including anti-aircraft battery, after 2 rockets fired at Golan on Saturday]( [IDF: 2 projectiles fired at Mt. Hermon from Syria; no injuries reported]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Israel, US to suggest legitimizing Assad if Russia curbs Iran in Syria – report]( By [TOI staff]( [In seeking to deter Israel and the US, Hezbollah may be risking regional war]( By [Avi Issacharoff]( [Netanyahu fires Shaked and Bennett in interim government reshuffle]( By [Marissa Newman]( [As campaign for September elections kicks off, PM shows once-popular right-wing ministers the door, reportedly rules out reserving slot for Shaked on Likud slate]( [Live updates / Right-wing factions said demanding justice, education ministries after firings]( By [TOI staff]( [Smotrich rules out Shaked leading right-wing alliance, blames her for upheaval]( By [Marissa Newman]( [Feiglin confirms meeting Bennett to discuss cooperating in elections]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [David Horovitz]( [Netanyahu’s election gambit keeps him alive, but the crown is slipping]( [How a desperate PM was reduced to subjecting Israel to a new round of voting, why a second election could produce a different result, and where Liberman hopes this could yet lead]( [After backlash, Gabbay announces vote for Labor party chair, but not slate]( By [TOI staff]( [Report: In Gabbay deal with PM, Labor would have been expected to back immunity]( By [TOI staff]( [Liberman doesn’t rule out bid for PM, denies vendetta against Netanyahu]( By [TOI staff]( [‘If we have enough seats, we’ll consider [the premiership],’ Yisrael Beytenu chief says in TV interview, adding he’ll support a right-wing — but not ‘Haredi’ — government]( [Israel media review / Revving up their (tired) engines: 7 things to know for June 2]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Top Likud minister raises possibility of unity government with Blue and White]( By [TOI staff]( [Pompeo: Washington willing to talk with Iran with no preconditions]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [But US secretary of state, in Switzerland, says attempts to ‘reverse the malign activity of this Islamic Republic’ will continue]( [Pompeo, Kushner visit Bilderberg Group event as US Iran policies raise concerns]( By [Matthew Lee and Jamey Keaten]( [Khomeini’s legacy still looms over Iran, 30 years after his death]( By [Marc Jourdier]( [Israel’s AI boom takes the stage at Beijing tech conference]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Chamber of commerce head sells Israel as hub at opening of AI forum, with numbers showing Jewish state quickly becoming a leader in the industry]( from the blogs [Gil Weissblei]( [A glimpse of 19th century Jerusalem]( [In celebration of Jerusalem Day, the National Library of Israel takes a look back — way back — at the Holy City]( Top Ops [Sivan Rahav Meir]( [Why we rejoice on Yom Yerushalayim]( [Out of all the generations, our generation has been given the privilege of returning to the city of our national dreams]( [Yochi Rappeport]( [Middle ground Jerusalem: Encounter and embrace]( [Only through the capacity to truly meet the ’other’ with full, deep acceptance, can we bring forth the unified Jerusalem we envision]( [Fourth-grader unearths 9th century gold coin during educational dig]( By [TOI staff]( [‘I saw something sparkling, so I just picked it up,’ says 10-year-old Shira Sofer, one of hundreds of children taking part in regional archaeology program in central Israel]( [Why so many Jews love the band Phish]( By [Gabe Friedman]( More Headlines [Westminster Abbey denies Ethiopian Christians permission to pray with holy relic]( By [TOI staff]( [London mayor compares Trump to fascist dictators]( By [TOI staff]( [Cow carcass washes up on Tel Aviv beach, horrifying bathers]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters, counter-protesters face off in Berlin]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Policeman indicted for beating, breaking knee of Arab protester in Haifa]( By [TOI staff]( [Bedouin medical student who shared his notes goes free on security charge]( By [TOI staff]( [Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg reportedly to visit Israel in August]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Arab Israeli woman charged with joining terror group in Syria]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( © 2019 THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, All Rights Reserved